Updated: How "Connected" is PM Holness To The Housing Project Said To Have Been In Breach?
This story has been updated mostly to reflect the fact that the KSAMC on Friday announced that it had approved an amended building application from Estatebridge, regularizing the breaches, so the development is now deemed “compliant.” Even with the update, the essence of the story remains intact since it’s about evaluating the level of connectedness by Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness to the housing development.
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After the release of an Integrity Commission report that connected him to a housing project found to be in breach of its building permit, Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness sought to distance himself from the project.
In a statement on Dec. 10, the prime minister said, “I am not a director of the Company which is the subject of the report, and I am not a shareholder in the company, nor do I own the property in question. Therefore, it is a puzzle to me why I am a subject of this report.”
But in his statement, the prime minister didn’t deny being “connected” to the development, which is what the IC had stated.
Without specifically implicating him in any wrongdoing related to the permit breaches, the IC said the prime minister “is connected” to the development based on the fact that his now defunct St. Lucian offshore company, Admat Incorporated, initially owned the Weycliffe Close land being developed. It was also by virtue of the fact that the prime minister is the sole director, shareholder and beneficial owner of Imperium Investments Holdings Limited, which had shares in Estatebridge, the company doing the development, at the time that the planning and/or building permit was issued on July 12, 2021.
As a result of PM Holness’ statement, 18º North has been combing through previous investigations and publications to examine just how connected he is to the Weycliffe Close development as the IC claims.
Here are some relevant facts and also some questions:-
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